Love Thy Neighbor

I know I do!!





This beautiful plant was waiting for me on my front porch when I got home from work today. Our new neighbors put it on our porch just because they are awesome!!

On the IVF front-I just got a whopping bill for $1200 from my RE's clinic and I'm a little pissed because I've already paid for this and wish it was reflected on my bill. Of course they were closed by the time I got the mail so I have to take time our of work tomorrow to call and sort this out. I am looking forward to getting on with this cycle and starting my Estrace on Friday night.

I had a CT scan of my chest today to see if there is any more cancer in there before we move on with this cycle. I will know the results when I meet with my doctor next week.

FINALLY

I finally got my +OPK this morning. I start Estrace next Friday!! YAY, I was seriously getting worried.

b/w = nothing

The results of my b/w from yesterday are back and I still have not ovulated. She said to continue testing until Thursday or Friday and then come back in again. I drive 45 freaking minutes to get one minute of blood drawn...uggh!

So now I have to go buy pack #3 of OPK's and pray that I ovulate.

Nada

zip, zilch, zero, nil AKA NOTHING

Yesterday's peeing on an OPK revealed nothing. Today I am CD20. I have this afternoon and then it looks like I'm going to have to bite the bullet and go get my E2 tested tomorrow. I am scared that this will be the one and only month that I don't ovulate. What are the odds?

CD 19 and NOTHING

Today is CD 19 and as of yesterday afternoon I still have not seen a + OPK. I have an appointment for Monday to get b/w done. I am praying for a surge this afternoon or tomorrow so I don't have to drive across town to get b/w but I'll do what I have to. It seems like I've been waiting forever and I am ready to get this show on the road.

People keep asking me when I'm going to start chemo and I just have to say that I'm not sure because I don't want anyone to know we're doing this cycle because there's a high chance it won't work again and then I will end up doing the chemo this summer after all.

Still no LH Surge

Just wanted to give you an update...
I've been doing my OPK's every day since CD8 (as directed) and it is now CD16 and still nothing. She said that if I don't see anything by CD17 (tomorrow) then I should call and come in for b/w. I know I don't O before CD17 so hopefully I'll see the two lines tomorrow. Hopefully those will be two lines of many to come ;)

Money, Money, Money, Money, MONEY

I hope you were singing the song as you read the title;)

I have been through this journey before but I forgot how incredibly expensive things are when your insurance doesn't cover a lick of IVF. Don't get me wrong, with all my other health stuff I am so happy I have insurance but come on. There are things that I KNOW Kaiser does for fertile patients that they refuse to do for me since I'm infertile and doing IVF. For example, my HSG this week. They do that, I know they do but anything to help me get pregnant they are not going to cover.

And I digress...
I spent $813 on my appointment on Thursday with the RE for my mock transfer and HSG then when I got home there was a message from the pharmacy for me to pay for my meds and have them delivered next week. That was another $635. That's $1448 spent in the course of 2 hours and as of now, I have nothing to show for it. I know, I know, it will all be worth it in the end if I get pregnant but it's still hard right now when I'm trying to pay off my credit cards and here I am putting more on them!